Keane victorious in MLS Cup, and what next for Becks

Robbie Keane, fresh from captaining his country to the finals of the 2012 European Championships, also helped his club to glory in the same week. LA Galaxy won the 2011 MLS Cup with a 1-0 victory over Houston Dynamo. Landon Donovan, a name familiar to many in this part of the world after his stint with Everton in 2010, scored the only goal of the game on the night of Sunday, November 20^th.

Keane and Beckham celebrate together while ignoring a teammate

Irish interest in the MLS grew quite a large deal in the summer, when Robbie Keane unexpectedly signed for the Los Angeles club, who he always supported as a boy, to play alongside Mike Magee, Adam Christman and AJ DeLaGarza. And when the Galaxy reached the final of the MLS Cup, Keane was eager to round off a stellar week by lifting a trophy in his first season with the club.

The game was a scrappy affair, not helped by the awful state the pitch was in, but Galaxy did create a number of chances to score early on. David Beckham, a name that keen soccerball enthusiasts may recognise, pulled the strings from midfield for his side. Striker Adam Christman was given plenty of opportunities to break the deadlock in the first half, but it just seemed the occasion got the better of him as he fluffed his efforts.

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